Roboticists and technology enthusiasts all over the world follow Simone Giertz

If you’re into robotics and you spend any time on social media, chances are you’ve seen at least one video clip featuring Simone Giertz. Over the past three years, Simone has risen to fame with her YouTube channel – an outlet where she’s become the undisputed "Queen of Sh*tty Robots", making contraptions that do mostly ridiculous things and often fail spectacularly and hilariously. 

Simone has also appeared on talk shows around the world (as in this episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert). Some of her most recognizable robotics projects include a breakfast machine, a robotic alarm clock and a robot that serves soup – among a cadre of other self-professed terrible devices. Now, Simone is taking it to the next level in robotics - with the LBR iiwa on her side.